Conformity Bias

Task – Watch the following videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gswmcc4TpxU

Activity:

Based on the videos that you watch above, answer the following questions (approx 200-300 words)

• Can you think of a time when you did something just because everyone else was doing it—even when it didn’t feel quite right to you? Do you regret it now?
• It was recently observed that “cheating is contagious.” Does that sound true to you? Why or why not? If it is true, why might this be the case?
• Loyalty is generally considered a good quality. When a group to which you owe loyalty seems to be making a decision that seems unethical to you, how should you go about trying to balance your loyalty to the group against your own ethical integrity? Have you had an experience like that? If so, how did you resolve it?
• Can you explain how “group think” works? Can you think of a time when you have been subject to group think?

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